Body exercising device

ABSTRACT

A body exercising device includes a holding body, at least two elastic bars each extended through the holding body, and at least two pulling devices each mounted on a respective one of the elastic bars for pulling and bending the elastic bars outward to achieve an exercising effect. Thus, the elastic bars can co-operate with the pulling devices to exercise different parts of the user&#39;s upper body, such as the user&#39;s two hands, chest muscle, abdominal muscle and back muscle, thereby enhancing the versatility of the body exercising device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a body exercising device, and moreparticularly to a body exercising device that can be used to exercisedifferent parts of the user's upper body, such as the user's two hands,chest muscle, abdominal muscle and back muscle, thereby enhancing theversatility of the body exercising device.

2. Description of the Related Art

A conventional body exercising device in accordance with the prior artshown in FIG. 12 comprises an elastic rod 50 having two distal ends eachprovided with a grip 52 and a mediate portion provided with a spring 54.In operation, the user's two hands can hold and press the two grips 52of the elastic rod 50 to overcome the elastic force of the spring 54 soas to bend the elastic rod 50 and the spring 54, thereby achieving thepurpose of exercising the user's two hands.

However, the conventional body exercising device only provides a forcehaving a constant strength, so that the conventional body exercisingdevice cannot satisfy the practical requirements of different users. Inaddition, the spring 54 has a larger restoring force, so that the useris easily hurt due to the excessive restoring force. Further, theconventional body exercising device can be used to exercise the user'stwo hands only, thereby greatly decreasing the versatility of theconventional body exercising device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a bodyexercising device that is available for users of different stature andheight, thereby greatly enhancing the versatility of the body exercisingdevice.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a bodyexercising device that can provide forces of different strength on theuser, thereby satisfying the practical requirements of different users.

A further objective of the present invention is to provide a bodyexercising device, wherein each of the elastic bars can provide asmaller restoring force on the user, thereby preventing the user frombeing hurt due to an excessive restoring force.

A further objective of the present invention is to provide a bodyexercising device, wherein the elastic bars can co-operate with thepulling devices to exercise different parts of the user's upper body,such as the user's two hands, chest muscle, abdominal muscle and backmuscle, thereby enhancing the versatility of the body exercising device.

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a bodyexercising device, comprising:

a holding body;

at least two elastic bars each extended through the holding body; and

at least two pulling devices each mounted on a respective one of theelastic bars for pulling and bending the elastic bars outward to achievean exercising effect.

Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent after a careful reading of the detailed description withappropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a body exercising device inaccordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective assembly view of the body exercising device inaccordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a front plan view of the body exercising device as shown inFIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic operational view of the body exercising device asshown in FIG. 3 in use;

FIG. 5 is a schematic operational view of the body exercising device asshown in FIG. 3 in use;

FIG. 6 is a schematic operational view of the body exercising device asshown in FIG. 3 in use;

FIG. 7 is a schematic operational view of the body exercising device asshown in FIG. 6 in use;

FIG. 8 is a schematic operational view of the body exercising device asshown in FIG. 3 in use;

FIG. 9 is a perspective assembly view of the body exercising device inaccordance with another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic plan operational view of the body exercisingdevice as shown in FIG. 9 in use;

FIG. 11 is a schematic plan operational view of the body exercisingdevice as shown in FIG. 9 in use; and

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a conventional body exercising devicein accordance with the prior art.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1-3, a body exercisingdevice 10 in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention comprises a holding body 12, two (or multiple) elastic bars 24each extended through the holding body 12, and two (or multiple) pullingdevices 40 each mounted on a respective one of the elastic bars 24 forpulling and bending the elastic bars 24 to achieve an exercising effect.

The holding body 12 has two sides each formed with a recessed arcuateholding face 14. The holding face 14 of the holding body 12 has two endseach provided with a protruding locking portion 18 and formed with asnap hole 19. The locking portion 18 can prevent the user's hand fromslipping from the holding face 14 of the holding body 12.

Each of the elastic bars 24 has two ends each provided with a pulley 26formed with two slideways 28. Each of the two ends of each of theelastic bars 24 has a side formed with two snap holes 20 each aligningwith a respective one of the two slideways 28 of the respective pulley26.

Each of the pulling devices 40 is mounted on a respective one of theelastic bars 24 and includes a pulling belt 41 having two ends, and twopulling ropes 45 each having a first end secured on a respective end ofthe respective elastic bar 24 and a second end secured on the elasticpulling belt 41.

Preferably, the pulling belt 41 has a periphery provided with a holdingmember 43 to facilitating the user's one hand holding the pulling belt41. Each of the two ends of the pulling belt 41 is provided with a snaphook 44.

The first end of each of the pulling ropes 45 is extended through arespective one of the two slideways 28 of the pulley 26 of therespective elastic bar 24 and is provided with a snap hook 46 snappedinto a respective one of the two snap holes 20 of the respective elasticbar 24. Thus, the slideway 28 of the pulley 26 can be used to guide andposition each of the pulling ropes 45, thereby preventing fromdetachment of each of the pulling ropes 45. The second end of each ofthe pulling ropes 45 is provided with a snap hook 47 snapped on therespective snap hook 44 of the pulling belt 41.

Each of the pulling devices 40 further includes two auxiliary pullingropes 450 each having a first end secured on a respective end of therespective elastic bar 24 and a second end secured on the holding body12. The first end of each of the auxiliary pulling ropes 450 is extendedthrough a respective one of the two slideways 28 of the pulley 26 of therespective elastic bar 24 and is provided with a snap hook 460 snappedinto a respective one of the two snap holes 20 of the respective elasticbar 24. Thus, the slideway 28 of the pulley 26 can be used to guide andposition each of the auxiliary ropes 450, thereby preventing fromdetachment of each of the auxiliary pulling ropes 450. The second end ofeach of the auxiliary pulling ropes 450 is provided with a snap hook 470snapped into the snap hole 19 of a respective end of the respectiveholding face 14 of the holding body 12.

In operation, referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the user's two hands can holdthe holding member 43 of the pulling belt 41 of each of the pullingdevices 40 to pull the pulling ropes 45 of each of the pulling devices40 to expand outward relative to the holding body 12, so as to pull andbend the elastic bars 24, thereby achieving the purpose of exercisingthe user's two hands, chest muscle and abdominal muscle.

At this time, each of the two pulling ropes 45 has a first end securedon a respective end of the respective elastic bar 24 and a second endsecured on the elastic pulling belt 41, while each of the auxiliarypulling ropes 450 has a first end secured on a respective end of therespective elastic bar 24 and a 20 second end secured on the holdingbody 12, so that each of the auxiliary pulling ropes 450 exerts a forceopposite to the pulling force exerted by each of the two pulling ropes45, so that the user's two hands have to exert a larger force toovercome the force applied by each of the auxiliary pulling ropes 450,so as to pull and bend the elastic bars 24, thereby enhancing theexercising effect.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, the body exercising device 10 is placed onthe user's back. Thus, the user's two hands can hold the holding member43 of the pulling belt 41 of each of the pulling devices 40 to pull thepulling ropes 45 of each of the pulling devices 40 to expand outwardrelative to the holding body 12, so as to pull and bend the elastic bars24, thereby achieving the purpose of exercising the user's two hands andback muscle.

Referring to FIG. 8, the body exercising device 10 is available for theuser having shorter arms. In practice, the user's one hand can hold theholding body 12 and the user's other hand can hold the holding member 43of the pulling belt 41 of one of the pulling devices 40 to pull thepulling ropes 45 of the respective pulling device 40 to expand outwardrelative to the holding body 12, so as to pull and bend the respectiveelastic bar 24, thereby achieving the purpose of exercising the user'stwo hands. Thus, the body exercising device 10 is available for users ofdifferent stature.

Referring to FIGS. 9-11, in accordance with another embodiment of thepresent invention, each of the two auxiliary pulling ropes 450 of eachof the pulling devices 40 has a first end secured on a respective end ofthe respective elastic bar 24 and a second end secured on the elasticpulling belt 41. The first end of each of the auxiliary pulling ropes450 is provided with a snap hook 460 extended through a respective oneof the two slideways 28 of the pulley 26 of the respective elastic bar24 and snapped into a respective one of the two snap holes 20 of therespective elastic bar 24. The second end of each of the auxiliarypulling ropes 450 is provided with a snap hook 470 snapped on therespective snap hook 44 of the pulling belt 41. In such a manner, eachof the two auxiliary pulling ropes 450 and the respective pulling rope45 are mounted between the respective elastic bar 24 and the elasticpulling belt 41, so that the force applied by each of the auxiliarypulling ropes 450 and each of the two pulling ropes 45 has the samedirection. Thus, the body exercising device 10 can provide forces ofdifferent strength on the user, thereby satisfying the requirements ofdifferent users.

Accordingly, the body exercising device 10 is available for users ofdifferent stature and height, thereby greatly enhancing the versatilityof the body exercising device 10. In addition, the body exercisingdevice 10 can provide forces of different strength on the user, therebysatisfying the practical requirements of different users. Further, eachof the elastic bars 24 can provide a smaller restoring force on theuser, thereby preventing the user from being hurt due to an excessiverestoring force. Further, the elastic bars 24 can co-operate with thepulling devices 40 to exercise different parts of the user's upper body,such as the user's two hands, chest muscle, abdominal muscle and backmuscle, thereby enhancing the versatility of the body exercising device10.

Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferredembodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many otherpossible modifications and variations can be made without departing fromthe scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated thatthe appended claim or claims will cover such modifications andvariations that fall within the true scope of the invention.

1. A body exercising device, comprising: a holding body; at least twoelastic bars each extended through the holding body; and at least twopulling devices each mounted on a respective one of the elastic bars forpulling and bending the elastic bars outward to achieve an exercisingeffect.
 2. The body exercising device in accordance with claim 1,wherein each of the pulling devices is mounted on one of two ends of therespective elastic bar and includes a pulling belt having two ends, andtwo pulling ropes each having a first end secured on a respective end ofthe respective elastic bar and a second end secured on the elasticpulling belt.
 3. The body exercising device in accordance with claim 2,wherein the pulling belt has a periphery provided with a holding memberto facilitating the user's one hand holding the pulling belt.
 4. Thebody exercising device in accordance with claim 2, wherein each of theelastic bars has two ends each provided with a pulley formed with twoslideways, and each of the two ends of each of the elastic bars has aside formed with two snap holes each aligning with a respective one ofthe two slideways of the respective pulley, and the first end of each ofthe pulling ropes is extended through a respective one of the twoslideways of the pulley of the respective elastic bar and is providedwith a snap hook snapped into a respective one of the two snap holes ofthe respective elastic bar.
 5. The body exercising device in accordancewith claim 2, wherein each of the two ends of the pulling belt isprovided with a snap hook, and the second end of each of the pullingropes is provided with a snap hook snapped on the respective snap hookof the pulling belt.
 6. The body exercising device in accordance withclaim 1, wherein each of the pulling devices further includes twoauxiliary pulling ropes each having a first end secured on a respectiveend of the respective elastic bar and a second end secured on theholding body.
 7. The body exercising device in accordance with claim 6,wherein each of the elastic bars has two ends each provided with apulley formed with two slideways, and each of the two ends of each ofthe elastic bars has a side formed with two snap holes each aligningwith a respective one of the two slideways of the respective pulley, andthe first end of each of the auxiliary pulling ropes is extended througha respective one of the two slideways of the pulley of the respectiveelastic bar and is provided with a snap hook snapped into a respectiveone of the two snap holes of the respective elastic bar.
 8. The bodyexercising device in accordance with claim 6, wherein the holding bodyhas two sides each formed with a recessed arcuate holding face havingtwo ends each formed with a snap hole, and the second end of each of theauxiliary pulling ropes is provided with a snap hook snapped into thesnap hole of a respective end of the respective holding face of theholding body.
 9. The body exercising device in accordance with claim 8,wherein each of the two ends of the holding face of the holding body hastwo ends each provided with a protruding locking portion.
 10. The bodyexercising device in accordance with claim 2, wherein each of thepulling devices further includes two auxiliary pulling ropes each havinga first end secured on a respective end of the respective elastic barand a second end secured on the elastic pulling belt.
 11. The bodyexercising device in accordance with claim 10, wherein each of theelastic bars has two ends each provided with a pulley formed with twoslideways, and each of the two ends of each of the elastic bars has aside formed with two snap holes each aligning with a respective one ofthe two slideways of the respective pulley, and the first end of each ofthe auxiliary pulling ropes is provided with a snap hook extendedthrough a respective one of the two slideways of the pulley of therespective elastic bar and snapped into a respective one of the two snapholes of the respective elastic bar.
 12. The body exercising device inaccordance with claim 10, wherein each of the two ends of the pullingbelt is provided with a snap hook, and the second end of each of theauxiliary pulling ropes is provided with a snap hook snapped on therespective snap hook of the pulling belt.